This weekend, hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans will head out to the woods for the opening of gun deer season. Hunting is something that many are very passionate about, either for or against. But what would happen if we didn’t hunt?

Minnesota wildlife officials have found the state’s first probable case of chronic wasting disease in a wild deer, which was shot near the southeastern town of Pine Island, the Department of Natural Resources announced Friday.

It seems like every day we’ve had some snow this winter and nearly every commute has been affected by snow and ice. However, not all the accidents this winter have been caused by the weather. Minnesota’s wildlife is partly to blame.